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:*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wichita+Public+Library/@37.6849902,-97.3466252,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87bae3ea55555555:0xf4071c0d0b15df3e Wichita Public Library] | :*'''''Google map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wichita+Public+Library/@37.6849902,-97.3466252,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87bae3ea55555555:0xf4071c0d0b15df3e Wichita Public Library] | ||
:*'''''Parking: ''''' No entrance fee, but nearby parking lots are metered. The short-term Library Parking Lot on the south side of the library is 25 cents for one hour maximum. The larger Public Parking Lot further south is 25 cents for two hours with ten hours maximum.<br> | :*'''''Parking: ''''' No entrance fee, but nearby parking lots are metered. The short-term Library Parking Lot on the south side of the library is 25 cents for one hour maximum. The larger Public Parking Lot further south is 25 cents for two hours with ten hours maximum.<br> | ||
:*'''''Public transportation: ''''' all [http://www.wichitatransit.org/Pages/default.aspx Wichita Transit] bus routes return to the ''Downtown Transit Center '' (four blocks east of the '''WPL'''). From the ''Downtown Transit Center'', head south on Topeka Street or Emporia Ave to English (next street) and then walk west 3-4 blocks on English to the '''Wichita Public Library'''. Bus routes 1, 7, 8, and 12 each stop a few blocks even closer to the Library.<br> | :*'''''Public transportation: ''''' all [http://www.wichitatransit.org/Pages/default.aspx Wichita Transit] bus routes return to the ''Downtown Transit Center '' (four blocks east of the '''WPL'''). From the ''Downtown Transit Center'', head south on Topeka Street or Emporia Ave to English (next street) and then walk west 3-4 blocks on English St to the '''Wichita Public Library'''. Bus routes 1, 7, 8, and 12 each stop a few blocks even closer to the Library.<br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' | '''Internet sites and databases:''' | ||
*[http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us/ Wichita Public Library] | *[http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us/ Wichita Public Library] books, events, services, research tools, kids, locations, and ask a librarian. | ||
*[http://www.wichitalibrary.org/Services/LocalHistory Local History and Genealogy] events, local history resources, and genealogy resources. | *[http://www.wichitalibrary.org/Services/LocalHistory Local History and Genealogy] events, local history resources, and genealogy resources. | ||
*{{WC}}[http://catalog.wichita.lib.ks.us/polaris/Search/default.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.4 WPL online catalog] allows Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, and ISBN/ISSN searches, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].<br> | *{{WC}}[http://catalog.wichita.lib.ks.us/polaris/Search/default.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.4 WPL online catalog] allows Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, and ISBN/ISSN searches, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].<br> | ||
*[http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us/Researchers/ElectronicResources.htm Online Reference Sources] contains a listing of the library's databases.<br> | *[http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us/Researchers/ElectronicResources.htm Online Reference Sources] contains a listing of the library's databases.<br> | ||
*[http://www.wichitaphotos.org/ Wichita Photo Archives] contains a selection of the Wulfmeyer Genealogy Center’s local photograph collection. | *[http://www.wichitaphotos.org/ Wichita Photo Archives] contains a selection of the Wulfmeyer Genealogy Center’s local photograph collection. | ||
*The [http://wichitagensoc.org/ Wichita Genealogical Society] is a support group of the WPL Genealogy Center. | *The [http://wichitagensoc.org/ Wichita Genealogical Society] is a support group of the '''WPL''' Genealogy Center. | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||